_To my right good maister, John Paston, in all hast._
[Sidenote: 1461]
After my most special recommendacion, please your maisterchip wete, the
Kyng, be cause of the sege a boute Carelylle, chaunged his day of
Coronacion to be upon the Sunday[276.2] nexst after Seynt John Baptyste,
so the’ntent to spede hym northward in all hast; and how be it, blyssed
be God, that he hath now good tydynggs, that Lord Mountagu hath broken
the sege, and slayn of Scotts vj.^ml. [6000] and ij. knyghes, whereof
Lord Cliffords brother is one, yet not wythstandyng he wol be crowned
the sayd Sunday. And John Jeney enformed me, and as I have verely lerned
sethen, ye ar inbylled to be made knygth at this Coronacion.[276.3]
Wheder ye have understandyng before hand, I wot not; but and it lyke you
to take the worchip uppon you, consyderyng the comfortable tytynggs
afore seyd, and for the gladnesse and plesour of al your welwyllers, and
to the pyne and dyscomfort of all your ille wyllers, it were tyme your
gere necessarye on that by halfe were purveyd fore, and also ye had nede
higth you to London, for as I conceyve the knygthes schuld be made uppon
the Saterday by for the Coronacion; and as moche as may be purveyed for
you in secrete wyse wythouten cost I schall by speke for you, if nede
be, ayens your comyng, in trust of the best; neverthelesse, if ye be
dysposed, ye had nede send a man by fore in all hast, that no thing be
to seke. William Calthorp is inbylled, and Yelvertoun is inbylled,
whiche caused Markham; because Yelverton loked to have ben chef juge,
and Markham thynketh to plese hym thus. And as for the mater ayens
Poutrell, we can no farther procede, tyl we have my maister your faders
testament. I sent my maistres a letter for it. No more, but I pray Al
myghty Jesu have you in His kepyng.
Your,